Assistant Planning Manager – Unilever Professional Europe

UNILEVER IS HIRING FOR ASSISTANT PLANNING MANAGER – UNILEVER PROFESSIONAL EUROPE

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our inclusive, collaborative, and flexible working environment. We don’t believe that one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

ABOUT UNILEVER PROFESSIONAL (UPro)

Unilever Professional (UPro) focuses on selling Home Care products in professional cleaning channels like hotels, hospitals, commercial laundry, etc. The business has a stretched ambition of delivering a 1B Euros turnover globally by 2030.

This role will report into the Supply Chain Manager – Unilever Professional Europe and the key job scope includes:

• Supply Planning;
• Demand Planning;
• S&OP

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE?

Supply Planning and S&OP:

• Works with Genpact E2E Planners, Unilever factories and Unilever CMs, including Diversey, to ensure adequate stock levels across the entire distribution network, with no risk to service;
• Supports Genpact E2E Planners who are liaising with Unilever factories and Unilever CMs for short-term priorities and other planning concerns;
• Supports Genpact E2E Planners who are working with Diversey deployment team for any escalation for issues relating to replenishment to satellite warehouses;
• Leads supply recovery plans during the period of out-of stock;
• Highlights critical / out-of-stock SKUs to Unilever Professional CD team and share recovery plans;
• First point of contact for logistics and customs issues for deliveries from Unilever factories and Unilever CMs to Diversey factories and warehouses;
• Works with Genpact E2E Planners on inventory optimization through safety stock analysis, MOQ discussions with factories, and demand analysis with key countries;
• Works with Genpact E2E Planners and Unilever Professional P&I for run-down and build-up of SKUs during a migration / transition;
• Leads business waste workstream through regular monitoring of write-offs and initiating discussions on slow-moving SKUs;
• Reports capacity constraints in the supply chain network in the short-medium term during the monthly S&OP meeting;
• Reports total UPro inventory levels in the monthly S&OP meeting and shares plans to optimize and highlights slow-moving SKUs.

Demand Planning and S&OP:

• Highlights and works on improving future forecast with Diversey Sales Planners for Top 80 SKUs with high forecast bias, which may result to out-of-stock, or overstock;
• Prepares forecast bias and forecast accuracy reports, when available after MDA IT implementation;
• Prepares, reviews and challenges short-term forward forecast (volume analysis) being shared by Diversey, for S&OP;
• Drive improvements in demand planning process;
• Prepares the annual business plan (BP) and quarterly long-term capacity plan (LTCP) in coordination with Diversey supply chain, and UPro and Diversey marketing teams

Operations Admin:

• Leads process improvement and resolution of order-to-cash issues between Unilever and Diversey;
• Organises annual physical stock count activity of HC Pro stocks in Diversey warehouses, following guidelines set by UEBV;
• Prepares monthly stock acquisition and service acquisition purchase orders in SAP.

SKILLS YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Excellent analytical skills;
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills;
• Growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit

THE EXPERIENCES WE LOOK FOR

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering or supply chain;
• Candidates with an APICS certification are preferred;
• 4 to 5 years’ experience in Supply Chain, specifically in supply planning;
• Advanced proficiency in SAP, Excel and PowerPoint;

WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?

Unilever is the place where you can be yourself and bring your purpose to life with the work that you do – creating a better business and a better world. We offer an exciting & dynamic work environment where you can make things happen. Furthermore, we offer some great reward and benefits!

• Attractive total remuneration package: excellent company pension, bonus, share scheme.
• Flexible cross-disciplinary career opportunities and a wealth of training opportunities & well-being resources whenever and wherever.
• Plenty of company-paid holidays to further ensure your work-life balance is maintained.
• We encourage an inclusive culture, which comes to life with interchangeable public holidays, paid paternity leave of 6 weeks and our transgender policy.
• Under the Hybrid Working principles, you will be expected to spend a minimum of 40%-60% in the office or at customers, suppliers or partners to connect and collaborate. For the time you work from home, we will ensure you are well equipped. When you are at the office, you can enjoy our tasty canteen with prepped food and own products.
• Informal culture and being the first one trying our new products.
• My Fitness Plan (reduction on your Fitness Subscription).
• Homework allowance
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Green Mobility Policy.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, parenthood, pregnancy or any other basis protected by applicable law, and will not be discriminated against.

By highlighting the gender diversity at the workplace, Unilever encourages women equally men to apply. If you look for a job after a long career break or after any type of leave, do not hesitate to apply.

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